“1 Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the
prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou
knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to
take unto him my two sons to be bondmen. 2 And Elisha said unto her,
What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she
said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.
3 Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours,
[even] empty vessels; borrow not a few. 4 And when thou art come in,
thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out
into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full. 5
So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who
brought [the vessels] to her; and she poured out. 6 And it came to pass,
when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a
vessel. And he said unto her, [There is] not a vessel more. And the oil
stayed. 7 Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell
the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest.”
“8 And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where [was] a
great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And [so] it was,
[that] as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread. 9 And
she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this [is] an holy
man of God, which passeth by us continually. 10 Let us make a little
chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed,
and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he
cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither. 11 And it fell on a day,
that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there. 12
And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had
called her, she stood before him. 13 And he said unto him, Say now unto
her, Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all this care; what [is]
to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the
captain of the host? And she answered, I dwell among mine own people. 14
And he said, What then [is] to be done for her? And Gehazi answered,
Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old. 15 And he said, Call
her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door. 16 And he said,
About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a
son. And she said, Nay, my lord, [thou] man of God, do not lie unto
thine handmaid. 17 And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that
season that Elisha had said unto her, according to the time of life.”
“18 And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out
to his father to the reapers. 19 And he said unto his father, My head,
my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother. 20 And when he
had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till
noon, and [then] died. 21 And she went up, and laid him on the bed of
the man of God, and shut [the door] upon him, and went out. 22 And she
called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the
young men, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and
come again. 23 And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to day? [it
is] neither new moon, nor sabbath. And she said, [It shall be] well. 24
Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward;
slack not [thy] riding for me, except I bid thee. 25 So she went and
came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the
man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold,
[yonder is] that Shunammite: 26 Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and
say unto her, [Is it] well with thee? [is it] well with thy husband? [is
it] well with the child? And she answered, [It is] well. 27 And when she
came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but
Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her
alone; for her soul [is] vexed within her: and the LORD hath hid [it]
from me, and hath not told me. 28 Then she said, Did I desire a son of
my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me? 29 Then he said to Gehazi,
Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if
thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him
not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child. 30 And the
mother of the child said, [As] the LORD liveth, and [as] thy soul liveth,
I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her. 31 And Gehazi
passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child;
but [there was] neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went again to
meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked. 32 And when
Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, [and] laid
upon his bed. 33 He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them
twain, and prayed unto the LORD. 34 And he went up, and lay upon the
child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and
his hands upon his hands: and he stretched himself upon the child; and
the flesh of the child waxed warm. 35 Then he returned, and walked in
the house to and fro; and went up, and stretched himself upon him: and
the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes. 36 And he
called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And
when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son. 37 Then she
went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground, and took
up her son, and went out.”
“38 And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and [there was] a dearth in the
land; and the sons of the prophets [were] sitting before him: and he
said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the
sons of the prophets. 39 And one went out into the field to gather
herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap
full, and came and shred [them] into the pot of pottage: for they knew
[them] not. 40 So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to
pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said,
O [thou] man of God, [there is] death in the pot. And they could not eat
[thereof]. 41 But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast [it] into the
pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there
was no harm in the pot. 42 And there came a man from Baalshalisha, and
brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of
barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give
unto the people, that they may eat. 43 And his servitor said, What,
should I set this before an hundred men? He said again, Give the people,
that they may eat: for thus saith the LORD, They shall eat, and shall
leave [thereof]. 44 So he set [it] before them, and they did eat, and
left [thereof], according to the word of the LORD.” (2 Kings 4:1-44 AV)
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